[TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data onTowersvs.Birds...

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Be careful...  If the video should get into the wrong hands, some Horses
@$$ may sue you for harrassing the poor Osprey...  Poor thing having to
suffer the dizzying rotations as well as being traumatized by the infernal
clacking of the brake.  What were you thinking of, you pervert!!??

Suit ought to bring about ...  What was that?  Oh yeah,  50 grand, right??

(grin)

Gil, W1RG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake M. Meinecke" <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data
onTowersvs.Birds...


> For the past 8 months, I've had an osprey roosting on top of my mast every
> night.  As an experiment, I once turned the rotor and went outside to see
if
> it scared it away.  Neither the rotation, nor the brake clacking will make
> it leave.  It just sits there riding along...
>
> Perhaps I'll take some video and send it up to Meet-Chicken State.  I
figure
> that scientific study oughta net me at least 50 grand, right?   :-)
>
> Maybe Rohn should get into ecological consulting on the side?
>
> Blake N4GI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Warnock" <k7xn at cox.net>
> To: <BobK8IA at aol.com>; <stevekz9g at verizon.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data on
> Towersvs.Birds...
>
>
> > Towers vs birds.....and the problem is??????? What birds?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <BobK8IA at aol.com>
> > To: <stevekz9g at verizon.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 1:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data on Towers
> > vs.Birds...
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 9/18/2003 12:42:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > > stevekz9g at verizon.net writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > The Mobile Radio Technology Bulletin has reported that the FCC has
> > signed
> > > > an
> > > > agreement Wednesday with the State of Michigan to gather and collect
> > collect
> > > > empirical data on towers vs. birds as the State builds out its
> statewide
> > > > public safety communications system.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > The system has been fully built for several years now. I was the QA
> > > consultant for the microwave portion of the project, a 182 tower,
$185M
> > 800 Mhz digital
> > > trunked radio system for the State. If I recall the last tower was
built
> > in
> > > 2000 in the UP.
> > >
> > > I finished my work on the project in June 2002 and moved to AZ in Sept
> > 2002.
> > > I guess I got the heck out of MI before this bird nonsense started.
Good
> > thing
> > > I did. What a waste of money that kind of study will be.
> > >
> > > (You "animals before people" type dont even bother wasting the
bandwidth
> > in
> > > flaming me, Misguided souls you are!)
> > >
> > > Bob K8IA
> > > nr Apache Jctn, AZ
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
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"Wireless
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